The Russian-Ukrainian war has been going on for almost three years, after the Russian military offensive sparked on February 24, 2022 against l’Ukraine. This major conflict at the gates of Europe has already caused hundreds of thousands of human losses and provoked an international crisis with global economic and diplomatic repercussions. Several attempts at negotiations have failed, while Western countries, UNITED STATES in mind, have multiplied the sanctions against the Russia and provided significant military support to Ukraine.
A harsh criticism of the Ukrainian president
The new American president Donald Trump did not chew his words during a recent interview on Fox News concerning his Ukrainian counterpart. According to him, VOlodymyr Zelensky carries a notable responsibility in the climbing of the conflict, in particular for having “chosen to retaliate”. Trump underlines the initial imbalance of the forces present, evoking the 30,000 Russian tanks against a Ukraine then devoid of armored vehicles. For the American president, this disparity should have encouraged kyiv to favor the diplomatic way rather than that of weapons.
Prospects for rekindled negotiations
Trump says the conditions for a peace agreement now seem to be met. He perceives weariness in Zelenskyciting the heavy losses suffered by the Ukrainian army. The American president also advances the figure of 800,000 Russian soldiers killed, a record which he himself describes as extraordinary. Vladimir Poutine would have expressed his interest in talks, saying to himself ” ready To meet Trump. The latter brandishes the threat of massive economic sanctions against Moscow in the event of refusal to negotiate, while temperating his remarks by a declaration of affection for Russia.
-An assertive will to get out of the conflict
The American president insists on the urgency of putting an end to what he describes as ” ridiculous war“. He compares the intensity of the fighting to that of the Second World War, stressing the exceptionally murderous character of the conflict. For his part, Zelensky Hosted Trump’s proposal favorably to use the price of oil prices to facilitate negotiations. The Ukrainian president recognizes the crucial importance of energy resources in the search for a sustainable diplomatic solution.
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